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‘Voice vote on death bill an act of cowardice’

Friday, 03 March 2017 10:45 Written by
HOUSE Deputy Minority Leader Harry Roque on Thursday described as “plain and simple cowardice” the Super Majority coalition’s move to pass the death penalty bill through a voice vote or “viva voce.”“They do not want their votes to be known…

House Bill declaring Cagayan de Oro as mining-free zone approved

Thursday, 02 March 2017 10:37 Written by
House Bill No. 4799 declaring Cagayan de Oro City as mining-free zone has just passed the House committee panel on natural resources.Authored by Cagayan de Oro City 2nd Dist. Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez Jr., the measure was approved with an…

Aquino tells LP members: Time to speak up

Wednesday, 01 March 2017 11:17 Written by
Former President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday urged his fellow Liberal Party (LP) members to “speak up” and make the party’s “voice heard again,” after four members were ousted from the majority in the Senate.Aquino also asked party members to…

LP booted out of Senate majority

Tuesday, 28 February 2017 09:16 Written by
LIBERAL Party senators were kicked out of the pro-Duterte Senate majority coalition on Monday in a surprise knockout instigated by neophyte Sen. Manny Pacquiao.The majority bloc led by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel 3rd stripped the Liberal senators of their positions,…

Resume drug war

Monday, 27 February 2017 09:43 Written by
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano has called on President Rodrigo Duterte and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to relaunch the war on illegal drugs, warning that drug traders have gone back to the streets since the suspension of the campaign in…

De Lima arrives at Camp Crame after arrest

Friday, 24 February 2017 09:38 Written by
The police convoy carrying Senator Leila de Lima has arrived at Camp Crame, the Philippine National Police’s headquarters, where a space inside the PNP Custodial Center is reserved for her.De Lima, escorted by arresting officers from the Criminal Investigation and…

"Thou Shall Not Die"

Thursday, 23 February 2017 13:23 Written by
Davao- Yesterday, the Ateneo de Davao University hosted a forum on Death Penalty in the Philippines in collaboration with APILA, Law School, Amnesty International-Philippines, SAMAPULA, and SS-SEC at the Finster Auditorium of Ateneo de Davao University. The forum was participated…

NEDA rolls out new Phl Development Plan

Wednesday, 22 February 2017 09:43 Written by
MANILA, Philippines - The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has come up with a new medium-term economic blueprint for the country, targeting an upper-middle class economy status with a per capita income of $5,000 by 2022.The Philippine Development Plan…
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